σπίρτο
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented [i], from Latin spiritus.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
σπίρτο • (spírto) n (plural σπίρτα)
- match (stick)
- (figuartive) very clever
- expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
- (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor
Declension[edit]
declension of σπίρτο
Related terms[edit]
- σπιρτάδα f (spirtáda)
- σπιρτόζικα (spirtózika, adverb)
- σπιρτόζικος (spirtózikos, adjective)
- σπιρτόζος (spirtózos, adjective)
- σπιρτόκουτο n (spirtókouto, “matchbox”)
- σπιρτόξυλο n (spirtóxylo, “match stick; very thin”)
See also[edit]
- In Katharevousa: πυρεῖον (pureîon, “match”), original ancient sense: "firestick"
References[edit]
- ^ σπίρτο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading[edit]
- σπίρτο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el